Does a linear function have to go through the origin

What power can you write to represent the volume of the cube shown? write the power as an expression with a base and an exponent and then find the volume of the cube

Which of the binomials below is a factor of this exression? 16x^2+40xy+25y^2 a.4x-5y b. 2x-5y c.4x+5y d.2x+5y

Suppose that the price p, in dollars, and the number of sales, x, of a certain item follow the equation 4 p plus 4 x plus 2 pxequals56. suppose also that p and x are both functions of time, measured in days. find the rate at which x is changing when xequals2, pequals6, and startfraction dp over dt endfraction equals1.5.